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1944 Detroit Tigers

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1943 / 1945

88-66, Finished 2nd in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Steve O'Neill (88-66)
Scored 658 runs, Allowed 581 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 86-68

Ballparks: Briggs Stadium · Attendance: 923,176 (1st of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 103 · one-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 103


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1943 / 1945 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR
Boom-Boom Beck 39 R R 6' 2" 200 Oct 16, 1904 11 28 2 28 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4
Red Borom 28 L R 5' 11" 180 Oct 30, 1915 1st 7 3 7 5 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 -0.1
Doc Cramer 38 L R 6' 2" 185 Jul 22, 1905 16 143 138 143 141 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 141 0 141 2 0 0.7
Zeb Eaton 24 R R 5' 10" 185 Feb 2, 1920 1st 9 0 9 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 -0.5
Bubba Floyd 27 R R 5' 11" 160 Jun 23, 1917 1st 3 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2
Rufe Gentry 26 R R 6' 1" 180 May 18, 1918 2 37 30 37 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1
Bob Gillespie 24 R R 6' 4" 187 Oct 8, 1919 1st 7 0 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.4
Johnny Gorsica 29 R R 6' 2" 180 Mar 29, 1915 5 40 19 40 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 -0.6
Don Heffner 33 R R 5' 10" 155 Feb 8, 1911 11 6 5 6 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.1
Roy Henshaw 32 R L 5' 8" 155 Jul 29, 1911 8 7 1 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.7
Pinky Higgins 35 R R 6' 1" 185 May 27, 1909 13 148 146 148 146 0 0 0 0 146 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.6 All-Star
Chief Hogsett 40 L L 6' 0" 190 Nov 2, 1903 11 3 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3
Joe Hoover 29 R R 5' 11" 175 Apr 15, 1915 2 120 119 120 120 0 0 0 0 0 120 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Chuck Hostetler 40 L R 6' 0" 175 Sep 22, 1903 1st 90 65 90 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 61 65 22 3 0.4
Eddie Mayo 34 L R 5' 11" 178 Apr 15, 1910 5 154 154 154 154 0 0 0 143 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.5
John McHale 22 L R 6' 0" 200 Sep 21, 1921 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0
Charlie Metro 26 R R 5' 11" 178 Apr 28, 1918 2 38 16 38 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 10 2 20 5 13 -0.6
Hack Miller 31 R R 5' 11" 215 Feb 13, 1913 1st 5 0 5 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1
Jake Mooty 32 R R 5' 10" 170 Apr 13, 1912 7 15 0 15 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.7
Hal Newhouser HOF 23 L L 6' 2" 180 May 20, 1921 6 47 34 47 47 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.4 All-Star
Joe Orengo 29 R R 6' 0" 185 Nov 29, 1914 5 46 41 46 45 0 0 5 2 11 29 0 0 0 0 1 0 -0.5
Joe Orrell 27 R R 6' 4" 210 Mar 6, 1917 2 10 2 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2
Jimmy Outlaw 31 R R 5' 8" 165 Jan 20, 1913 5 139 136 139 137 0 0 0 0 0 0 69 8 60 137 3 0 -0.3
Stubby Overmire 25 R L 5' 7" 170 May 16, 1919 2 32 28 32 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.9
Paul Richards 35 R R 6' 1" 180 Nov 21, 1908 6 95 83 95 90 0 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.3
Don Ross 29 R R 6' 1" 185 Jul 16, 1914 5 66 36 66 40 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 37 37 27 0 -0.9
Jackie Sullivan 26 R R 5' 11" 172 Feb 22, 1918 1st 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Bob Swift 29 R R 5' 11" 180 Mar 6, 1915 5 80 73 80 76 0 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.2
Dizzy Trout 29 R R 6' 2" 195 Jun 29, 1915 6 51 40 51 49 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 9.7 All-Star
Al Unser 31 R R 6' 1" 175 Oct 12, 1912 3 11 4 11 6 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 -0.3
Dick Wakefield 23 L R 6' 4" 210 May 6, 1921 3 78 78 78 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 78 0 0 78 0 0 3.9
Rudy York 30 R R 6' 1" 209 Aug 17, 1913 9 151 150 151 151 0 0 151 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.4 All-Star
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR

Uniform Numbers

Baseball Hall of Fame: Team Uniform Colors and Appearance

Bob Swift
Chief Hogsett
Dick Wakefield
Eddie Mayo
Rudy York
Don Heffner
Jake Mooty
Pinky Higgins
Red Borom
Doc Cramer

Paul Richards
Dizzy Trout
Rufe Gentry
Joe Orrell
Johnny Gorsica
Hal Newhouser
Bob Gillespie
Roy Henshaw
Jackie Sullivan

Stubby Overmire
Don Ross
Charlie Metro
Hack Miller
Joe Orengo
Boom-Boom Beck
Joe Hoover
Zeb Eaton
Bubba Floyd
John McHale
Chuck Hostetler

Jimmy Outlaw
Al Unser

1943 / 1945 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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